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tfhole No 2858
GENERAL STATEMENT
of Receipts and Expenditures of
xvlifflin County.
\ m r>S It ■'>(■ Treasurer of Mifflin County, in
Account with said County from January
0 18tio, to January 8. 1866.
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To outstanding tax fi.r 1860 sl9l 8.3
T ,, •' " 1862 178 89
1863 253 96
To " " 1864 4.9*7 32
I'm Stiite, Co., and RMi**f tax '65 42.316 91
Tj balance militia fund appropri
ated to relief fund 185 11
To amount received on bonds issu
ed by Count? Commissioners 15,500 00
I To amount received of Geo Fry
singer, clerk of Commissioners 2.824 00
Tj balance due Treasurer 2.342 77
68,810 29
GT.
Bv outstanding tax of 1860 191 33
i. " 1862 13 27
Bv percentage of collectors of 1862 104 40
" exonerations of " " 1863 17 19
:: SS£
" exonerations 1864 438 Zi
•' percentage " " "
" commissions for prompt pay t 13 8a
•' error in amt. of D F.Stevens
duplicate
" outstanding tax of 1864 _ --4 •> j
" exonerations of collectors 1865 *49 31
" percentage of collectors of 1865 -5o 93
'• com, for prompt payment 65 1 .'-37 23
'• outstanding tax of 1865* 5,331 96
" amt. appropriated Poor House 6,610 92
I" amt. paid for gas bills -4 40
•' " road views 40 00
'• wild cat A fox scalps 128 30
" amt. paid James Mateer, exone
ration allowed alter settlement 3 25
" amt. duo Treas. previous set 896 64
" amt of State tax paid for '65 11,282 r>2
" amt. of percentage on same 113 94
" amount paid State tax on old
indebtedness * 1" 5)
•' amt percentage on same 55
• C only orders lifted 28.95 ', tjs
!" Relief orders lifted U,3i-> i
•j.nil. paid En-tern State Pen. 194 31
Treasurer's commission 1.35< i'J
68.810 29
Bv balance due Treasurer 2,342 11
Treasurer in Account with the Commonwealth.
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To amount State tax for 1865 $10345 71
£ mill " " 1996 40
12342 11
Due county at last settlement 325 23
$12016 88
Cr.
By amount allowed Collectors 617 12
" of Treas. commission 117 24
" paid State Treasurer 11282 52
$12016 88
Tavern Licenses.
Dr.
To amount of said licenses $345 00
Balance due treasurer 272 25
017 25 i
Cr. •
Bv cash paid State treasurer 600 00
" treasurer's percentage * 17 25
$617 25 j
Eating House Licenses.
Dr.
To amount of said licenses $l2O 00 I
Cr.
By treasurer's percentage 6 00 i
Balance due Commonwealth 114 00
$l2O 00
Distillers and Brewers Licenses.
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To amount of said licenses $lO 00
Cr.
By treasurer's percentage * 50
Balance due Commonwealth 9 50
$lO 00
Liquor Dealers' Licenses.
Dr.
To amount of said licenses SSO 00
Cr.
By amount treasurer's percentage 2 50
Balance due Commonwealth 47 50
SSO 00
Retailers' Licenses.
l)r.
To amount of said licenses $795 00
Cr.
By cash paid State treasurer 587 62
'• " " Jas. M. Lashell, mercan
tile appraiser 1864 37 50
" " " for advertising list 23 40
" " " J. L. Porter, mer. app. 768
" " " '• " '65 46 75
" treasurer's percentage 39 75
Balance due Commonwealth 52 30
$795 00
Billiard and Bagatelle Licenses
Dr.
To amount of said licenses 95 00
Cr.
By amount of treasurer's percentage 475
Balance due Commonwealth 90 25
$95 00
Patent Medicine Licenses.
Dr. •
To amount of said licenses $5 00
Cr,
By amount of treasurer's percentage 25
Balance due Commonwealth 4 75
$5 00
Militia Taxes.
To outstanding tax of 1861 s4l 50
do 1862 37 00
do 1863 25 50
do 1864 648 00
752.00
Cr.
By exonerations collectors 1861 25 50
percentage do l 92
outstanding do 14 08
do do 1862 29 79
By percentage of collectors of 1863 1 27
exonerations do 1864 486 00
percentage do 8 33
Balance in hands of treasurer, ap
propriated to relief fund . 185 11
_ $752 00
We the undersigned Auditors of Mifflin
j county, having met at the Court House, in
the borough of Lewistown, according to law,
I and carefully examined and settled the ac.
, counts of Amos Hoot, Esq . Treasurer, with
the Common wealth, the County, and Relief
Fund, do certify that said County is indebted
to the Treasurer aforesaid, in the sum of
twenty-three hundred and forty two dollars
I and seventy seven cents, ($2342 77) and that
! said accounts as here stated are correct. In
testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands this 12th day of January, 1866.
MARTIN MO FILER, )
DAVID WEILKR. v Auditors
G. B. PKNEPACKER. j
Attest: JosEt'H S. Waream, Clerk.
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I oy and James Wallis were paid them by
; Treasurer. D. F. Stevens should have credit
in addition to above for error in amount of
Duplicate, $15,50.
Outstanding Taxes for 1860
J. J Cottle, Collector Armagh—
Amount due sl9l 33
Outstanding Taxes for 186:1
j Daniel Snook. Cullector Decatur—
I Amount due S3O 83
I I do paid 30 83 30 &3
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 18*6.
• II S. Price. Collector Oliver—
-1 Amount due ?11S 36
do paid 13 96
> Percentage 104 40 iIS 36
I ; Geo. W M -Bride, Cul. McVeytown—
, Amount due $29 70 j
do paid 16 43 16 43 i
Outstanding L 3 27 j
i Outstanding Taxes for 1363.
Christian Myers, Co-lector Armagh—
Amount due $253 96 i
do paid 5 29
percentage 231 48
exonerations 17 19
i I $253 96
County Indebtedness.
Amount ! bonds issued 330,500 00
Bonds redeemed 2,000 00
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do outstanding 37,500 00
Order to Mifflin co. Hank 1,000 00
1 Outstand'g orders on relief fund 3.125,34
do do old indebtedness 2,002 23
Due Amos Hoot, late treasurer 2,342,77
$40,930 34
Bounties Paid by Commissioners of
Mifflin County during the War.
Capt. Wareain's Co. 54.900 00 !
i'attorfs 4.850 00 1
Soult's 2,700 00
! Eiscnbise's 5,050 00 j
Maclay's . 5,060 00 j
Rot brock's 2,250 00
Dysart's 4,600 00 \
Waller's 900 (70 j
Men in 26th and other regiments 800 00 j
Lieut Pureell's Co. 2050.00 j
Capt. Sellieiiner's 4300 00 j
Stroup's, and interest 2,735 81 !
Total payments to companies 840,195 81
In hands of county, due 85 00
List of orders issued by the Commissioners j
from January 1, 1865, to January 1 1866: j
Jurors pay, January term 8328 67 I
Wm Morrison, making out list, &c. 6 47
John ltobb, * do do 5 76
1). W. Woods, Esq., attorn'y. lor co 25 00
I R Brat ton, assessor and constable 656
Constables pay, January term 11 22
Tipstaves, do 15 00
Henry Zerbe, interest 32 66
Hoar & McNabb, interest 30 00
(r Frysinger, clerk to Dec. 31,'04 15" 00
j i> M. Coutner, Jail expenses '64 133 85
do Sheriff's lees 1864 125 05
jail do 238 25
t ! Blymycr & Co., coal 126 00
ever, assess , makiug list,&c. 6 33 ;
D i i'in nipson, ex after settlement 11 40 1
i'et'.r Barefoot, ex. on parsonage 3 50 !
James Burns, interest 300 00 j
William Willis, do 90 00 1
1). V. . Woods, do 330 80 j
Assessors' pay for 1865 650 07 t
F. Btrunk, fees Coui.vs S Taylor et.al 1 15 f
L Class, do do 56!
11 S. McNabb, do do 2 09
S 11. Bennett, do do 2 09
J Taylor, ■ n account of salary 75 00
Moses Miller, do 100 00
I Spigelmire, room for elections 12 00
E E Locke, do 9 00
Mrs Sample, do 9 00
F. G Frui.ei.seus, locks, &c for jail 2 62
Pay of return j#iges. spring election 27 43 j
do inspectors and clerks 84 "O
do Grand jurors, April term 96 59
do Petit do 148 18
G H Swigart, list, 4 attending clec 8 08
Win Ross, return judge 17 20
C. Myers, refunded tax on parsonage 4 50
Constables' pay attending spring
election, and making returns 65 13
Tipstaves' pay, April term 24 00
F.J Hoffman, sundries 19 86
G Frysinger & Son, print, a adv. 80 50
II Frysinger, advertising 75 00
Samuel Drake, on account of salary 133 00
G Frysinger, clerkship to April
and incidental expenses 106 22
C. Burdell, lor order 192 of 1858 276
J. D. Taylor, interest 208 00
Eliza Butler, do 90 00
John D Taylor, do 211 66
M. Miller, on account of salary 35 63 ]
John Taylor, . do 65 31
David Bloom, interest 103 54
John Peachey, do 107 77
'Robert Taylor, do * 180 00
Wm. Lind, do . 120 00
John Alexander,do 120 0.)
John C. Sigler, do • 120 00
j Michael Ruble, do 60 00
M Contner. fees to May 19,'65 303 75
G Frysinger, clerk to July 1, '65 100 00
Water rent at jail to Oct. 1, '65 25 00
Wui. Creightou, interest 60 00
John 1 limes, do 30 UO
T. G. Bell, do 30 00
llou. S S. Woods, do 00 00
S. Maclay, guar., do 90 00
Jos. Hartzler, do 39 00
Eliza Butler, do 39 99 !
G. Miller, repairs at c. house a jail 6 25 i
J. D. L. Bear, boarding enrol board 13 00
A T. Hamilton, stationery, tapes, &c. 1 88
j. Adam Lutz, work at court house 350
W. I>. Hoffman, lumber at c. house 3 51
G. W. Thomas, deed book for Reg.
& lice., & books for Proth'y. office 68 25
I. Ward, return&tipstave, Aug. term 19 10
Inquest on Nancy J. Wertz, and
prof s-ional services 35 73 j
do Hugii Hardy, ]9 87 |
d > Henry Buckley, 19 57 !
> , J. iM. Shadle, serving notices, &e. 499 |
J. lv McNear, do 5 OU !
: J. Wall is, exuDer tion 13G1 11) Jili
| Grand jurors pay, Aug. term' 124 47
i do do 407 80 !
Tipstaves do 24 50 j
.D. Over, blank printing and adv. 114 00
!M. Miller, on account of salary 50 00
j 3 Drake, do do 117 UU |
J. A M Ivoe, Auditing State acc, 600 '
; J Kvans, painting Court House 100 00 ;
I I >:, J of Inspect'B & clerks of elec. 90 U0 :
d) Return Judges do 104 30
do Return Clerks 10 00
J. S. Wareau, oiling A penc'g C. 11. 37 00
R Bratton, making assessment lists 4 70 ;
j Jacob Hook, do do 5 00
J. M Ste vena, attending election 145 i
D. D. Mutthersbougb. 5 cords wood 25 00
G. Miller, repairs at jail 5 95
H Frysinger, in full for adv. 75 00 :
Constable pay, Nov term 19 40 '
Grand Jurors, do 110 72
Petit Jurors do 199 99
Lewistown Water Co , water rent
at jail to April 1, 1800 25 00 j
G Frysinger, clerk relief fund 100 00 ■
L. .J Klberty, assessor, iists, Ac 14 43 j
G. Peters, cleaning C. 11. cellar 2 50
! Robert Taylor, interest 90 00
| 3 Comfort, coal for jail 92 59
James Rice, exonerations 4 00
! S Drake, for services as com. 100 00 j
Tipstaves at November term 24 00 ;
' J. S. Wareaui, re indexing records 205 00 j
;J. Sipes, work at jail A Court 11. 25 00 )
j Wm. 8. Bell, interest 60 00 I
; John Alexander, do 60 00
! J C. Sigler, do 120 00
j Miehac-l Ruble, do 60 00
! John lliuies, do 30 00
j John I). Taylor, do 60 00
j Amos Iloot, do 30 00
Joseph Brower, do 30 00
Wm (J Vines do 30 00
; Joseph Haffly do . 30 00
j Sheriff Coritner, wood,
Ac., at jail - 84 14
■ I>. 31. Contner, J. fees 393 35
do sessions do 208 46
685 95
Fees A fines collected 68 00
1 .John Glasgow, assessor lists, Ac. 7 73
J W. Brown, cleaning at court h. 915
G. Biymyer, cover for office counter 7 50
W.J ITemming, assessor lists. Ac. 7 55
\Y Keller, repairs at court house 625
G. Frysinger, in lull as clerk for'6s 50 00
T M Uttley, Dist. Attorney's fees 74 00
Witnesses costs in sundry com. cases 52 95
! John Morrison, costs, fees, Ac. 10 50
| G. W. Thomas, do 1 15
| John Barger, do 1 25 j
; C. Beck, do 1 25
! C. Hoover, do 23 01
i George Sigicr, do 50
I G. W M'Bride, do 15 50
j N. Comfort, do 17 6(J_
j J. L Porter, constable do 7 3o
Kli Price, do do 13 57
i H. Forer, court crier, cleaning, Ac. 121 30
Poor House Business.
The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the 2d Tuesday of each month.
3EO. W. ELDER,
Attorney at Law,
office Market Square, Lewistown. will at
.end to business in Mifflin. Centre and Hunting
dosi counties ov2t>
LPJIBo SO
DENTIST,
OFFEItS his professional services to the citizens of
Lewistown and vicmitv. All in want of good, neat
] wok will do well to give him a call.
He tnay he found at all times at his office, three
j door- east of H. M. A R. Pratt's store. Valley street,
j apl9-ly*
DR. S. 3ELEZRD,
DENTIST.
i \FF£RS his professional services to the citizens or
V/ Lewistown and county. If you want substantial
work, give him a call.
Ortioe next door to the Post Office. apl2-ly*
4 -
M. R. THOMPSON, D. D. S.
| II A VING permanently located in Lewistown. offers
I rl his professional services to the ladies and gentle
men of this place and vicin
tty. Being in possession
• °f all the late improve
nients in the Dental Protes
i " ~'i in. sion, ho flatters himselfthat
j .VffcjJF he can give entire satisfac
tion to those wlio may need
his services in all branches
of his profession. Refer
ences—best families.
Office west Market street, near Eisenbise's hotel,.
where he can be found for professional consultation
from the first Moudav of each month until the fourth
Monday, when ha will lie absent on professional busi
ness one week. maylO-tt
BARK! BARK!!
JA. A W. R. McKEE would respectfully inform the
. public that, notwithstanding their Tannery was
destroyed by fire, they will buy all the Bark they can
get, for which they are prepared to pay the highest
i cash price.
They will also keep constantly on hand their usual
stock of FINISHED LEATHER, which they will sell
ijiicap for cash. They are not prepared to buy hides
fast now. may34-ii
Estate of Joseph Hart, deceased.
; is hereby given that Letter* ts-
JJN tamentary on the estate of Joseph Hart,
iate of Wayne township, Mifflin county, have
been granted to the undersigned, residing in
said township. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
| ment, and those having claims to present
i them duly authenticated for settlement.
ELIJAH MORRISON.
1 January 10* Executor.
ILSWnS'TFwWSyi) SdHMFrLSSS' IPHKETSJo
3? O E T IR, _
MOTHER IK HEAVEN.
BT JAMBS O. CLAKK.
! 3we>>t mother, the h'rds from the bowers have fled,
; The reaper ha eatliered his sheaves,
: The glorious sum :i -r li-s -ilent and dead,
j Anti tiie land. lik-; n pole in -urner. grieves ;
: Du: tli oariln <>i m.-iu rv is !.' > •ming to day
! With flowers and leaves ever new.
; And the bird- amt the fountains thai around it jilay
Are singing, dear mother, of you.
LiLe irreen shores receding beyond the blue seas,
Seem the years by your tenderness blest.
And youth's merry musie grown faint on the breeze
That i> wafting me on to life's West:
j Yet beautiful seems the mild glance of your eye,
And the blessing your tend spirit gave,
i As the mists of th- valley hang bright in the sky,
Though the mountains are lost iu the wave.
I wonder, sometimes, il the souls thai have flown
Keturn to the mourners again,
And I ask for a sign from toe trackless Unknown,
i Where uvdlioiis have questioned in vain,
j I see not your meek-loving face through the strife
I Which would blind me with doubting and fear.
But a voice murmurs -peace" to the tempest of Life. !
And 1 know that my mother is near. .
j The cold world may cover my pathway with frowns,
; And mingle with bitter each joy;
It may load me with crosses and rob me of crowns,
1 have treasures it cannot destrov:
There's a green, sunny isle in the depths of my soul
Whose roses the winds never strew.
And the billows and breezes around it that roll
Bring tidings of Heaven and you.
MISOELL.ATTY.
Outrivaling the Spiritualists.
The London correspondent of Dub
i lin Daily Express says:
"Dr. Lynn, the son of an English !
clergyman, following the bent of a j
| roving disposition (with which Eng- j
lishmen, in common with Irishmen and j
Scotchmen, are sometimes chargeable.) !
at an early age left his country, lite- |
rally for his country's good, and has
returned, after eight years' absence, i
skilled in every department of the "oc
cult art." \Y hatever the Hindoo jug
gler or the Japanese wonder-workers
could impart he has acquired, and his
lissom fingers can accomplish. More
important still, whatever the most
highly-gifted of the spiritualists and
their familiars can perform shrouded in
darkness, he can repeat, without con
trivance. in the open day. Dr Lynn,
during a brief visit to London, with a
view to make preparations for a winter's
campaign (he is, I tutdi rsl: nd, to vist
Dublin before settling down here,)
gave three private secancs, at two of
which 1 was present. Avoiding the
toy-tricks of professors of magic who
come from various points of the com
pass and astonish children of every
growth, his programme is stored with
Eastern novelties, and his performance
is the perfection of slight of hand. The
closest observer is baffled by his as
tounding dexterity, and the ease and i
grace with which the most difficult
feat is accomplished are as admirable
•astbo dexterity is marvelous. I will
mention but one or two items. A
graphic writer irpon Japan some time
since made the world acquainted with
the most graceful and beautiful, and
at the same time wonderful, of all the
feats performed by the jugglers of that
country. They were the top and but
terfly trick A top is set spinning in
the air; on its descent it is caught on
the point of a sword, where it whirls
merrily; then it is brought along the
keen edge to the handle; then it re
news its flight to be again caught; and
ultimately it is sent, like a miniature j
Blondin, across a silken thread which !
is invisible to the audience ; sometimes j
it descends the slack, sometimes as- !
cends the hill, but it is always sure of
foot, and waltzes its way over the nar- 1
row path, from the boxes of a theatre j
to the back of the stage, as readily as
across a drawing-room. The butter- :
flies are cut out of many colored pa- i
per, and tty about as if endowed with
life. In obedience to the wave of the
fan, they fly high, or they fly low;
now they flutter over a lady's boquet,
now they,light upon the spray of a
wreath, now they gyrate, moth-like,
round a gas jet This feat alone is suf
ficient to take the town by storm. But
what will be said of the greatest of
'spiritualists' tricks, viz : the writing
on the arm. Let mo briefly state my
experience of it. I was requested by
Dr. Lynn to write the name of any
person, of any country, who has died
since the world began. I did so in a
remote part of the room, before leaving
which I tightly folded the paper in
which the name was written until it
resembled a doctor's pill, and placed
it on a table, where it remained in the
presence of, and close to, all present,
except Dr. Lynn. That he did nit
touch it, and that he had no means of i
ascertaining what the name was he- ,
yond the meagre hint to be derived
from n reply to his question of how ;
many words and letters it consisted, I
can positively vouch. \Y ithin two | ,
minutes the name was traced upon
his arm, and letters each of which if I ,
may say so, was an enlarged fac simi-
le of ray own. Five other names were j (
written by different persons, and one
was selected at random out of the five
and with a precisely similar result. c
On the previous evening thirteen la- ,
dies were present, as well as a number j 1
of professional men—lights of law, j <
Vol. LVI, No. 8-
iiteiature, and medical science; a name
was w iilien by each lady, and thir
teen times, to the unspeakable amaze
ment of all present, the writing on the
corresponded with the writing on the
arm crumpled paper in the lady's hand,
fliis was Foster's great spiritual trick;
and it is to thecredit of Dr. Tynn that
he utterly disclaims and laughs at the
idea oi spiritual agency in its perform
ance.
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The Happy Pamily.
An exchange says the man that
don t take a newspaper brought his
family to town the other day in an ox
cart. lie still believed that Millard
Fillmore was President, and wanted to
know it the "Kamschatians" had taken
Cuba, and if so, where they had taken
it. He had sold his pork for ten cents,
when he might have got fifteen. One
j of his boys went to a blacksmith shop
: to be measured lor a pair of shoes, and
■ another mistook the market house for
i a church, lie hung his hat on a meat
! hook and patiently waited one hour
| for "meeting" to begin. "One of the
| girls took a lot of seed onions to the
post office to trade off for a letter,
i She had a baby which she carried in a
j "sugar trough" stopping occasionally
i to rock it on the side walk; when it
j cried she tilled its mouth with a hand
t kerchief, and sang "Barbara Allen."
j flic oldest boy had sold two "coon
j skins" and was on a bust. When last
seen, he had called for "sody and \va
lor," and stood soaking gingerbread in
it, and making wry faces. Tho shop
keeper, mistaking his meaning, had
given him a mixture of sal soda and
water, and it tasted strongly of soap.
"But he'd hearn tell of a sody water,
and was bound to give it a fair trial,
puke or no puke." The old man had a
tea kettle he wanted "fixed up" and
he carried it, to the milliner shop. The
clerk thought ho was crazy, hut no
ticing the hole in the kettle, politely
told him that Wallisor Selheimer could
mend it for him. lie then took an old
plow to the jeweler s to have it "pint
ed and sharpened." We told the fel
low he ought to read the papers, but
he would not listen to it. lie was op
posed to "internal improvements," and
thought "larnin" was a wicked inven
tion.
"Travel like Pizen."
The electric telegraph is bound to re
main a mystery to the million, and the
ludicrous conceptions of its modus op
crandi which some of the most igno
rant poople have formed are as mirth
provoking as anything out ofKabelais
or Smollet. The last illustration of
this that has fallen under our eyes is
the following story:
Not long since an old lady entered
the telegraph office and said she had a
me.-*-age to send to Wheeling, in a
tew minutes her note was deposited in
the dumb waiter, and ascended in a
mysterious manner through the ccil
ing.
"Does that go to Wheeling?" inquir
ed the old lady.
"Yes, ma'am," answered the clerk.
"I never was there," continued she,
"but it hardly seems possible that tho
town lies in that direction. When
shall I get an answer?"
"I can hardly tell, uiu'nra ; it may be
two or three hours."
The old lady went away, and re
turned in exactly two hours. Just as
she entered the door the dumb waiter
cam© down through the ceiling.
"There is the answer, ma'am," said
the clerk.
The old lady took the neat yellow *
envelop in her hands with a smile of
gratification and astonishment,
j "Now that beats all!" she exclaim
ed. 'Bless my heart; all the way from
Wheeling and the wafer still wot
That's an awkward looking box, but
it can travel like pizen."
Which is the strongest day in the
week ? Sunday, because all the rest
are weak-days.
Which travels at a greater speed,
heat or cold ? Heat, because you can
catch cold.
When has a man four hands? When
he doubles his fists.
What is that which works when it
plays, and plays when it works? A *
fountain.
Why is a baker like a beggar? Ho
kneads bread.
What stands and goes without legs ?
A clock.
What belongs to yourself, and is
used by every one more than yourself?
Your name.
What thing is that which tho more
we cut it the longer it grows ? A
ditch.
Why is a feeble old man like a nail
driven up to the head ? He is in-firm!
When is a youug lady like a wagon
wheol ( When she is tired (which don't
often occur from work.)